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Old 02-19-2014, 11:59 AM
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Question Street tires for a drag race at the strip

Ok, we have a street car "hard tire" race at the track this weekend. No slicks or drag radials. Right now I'm running slicks and pulling times in the high 10's. Anybody have any idea if there is a street tire I can run that would get me close to my times now or anything I can do to a street tire that'll make it have enough grip for my power level on a prepped track?
Old 02-19-2014, 02:36 PM
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Nt05 may be your best bet for actual street tire
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I've had great traction on prepped track with the Eagle F1 GS-D3.
If your spraying out of the hole, I don't think ANY street tire is gonna hold.
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if my local track doesn't prep I can't even get a MT ET Street to hook as well as they do on the street...good luck
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You ask if there is any street tire that can get you close to high 10 sec runs, and the simple answer is no lol.
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Wasnt there some Hoosier road race tires that do well?
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Originally Posted by Zmg00camaross
Wasnt there some Hoosier road race tires that do well?
R6s or A6s might be ok at best, but those aren't street tires.
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Originally Posted by HCI2000SS
You ask if there is any street tire that can get you close to high 10 sec runs, and the simple answer is no lol.
There was a guy last weekend running in the high tens on a street tire. I thought someone told me on slicks its a nine second car. I can adjust when my spray comes on. Im not shooting off the line now ( still have the 10 bolt) but trying to hook up a street tire ???? I can soften the shocks, lower air pressure, add weight to the back of the car but without a good tire I'm toast
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Check this out. 9.19 on a street tire.

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Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/R.

http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/s...em=SportsmanSR
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Those look good. None around here though. I'm looking in Columbia now.
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Originally Posted by MFJ
Those look good. None around here though. I'm looking in Columbia now.


Just buy them online.


http://www.jegs.com/p/Mickey-Thompso...58838/10002/-1

http://www.summitracing.com/search/P...man-S-R-Tires/

Free shipping from Summit.



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